Inside the Opening Night of Once on This Island, With Lea Salonga, Alex Newell, and Hailey Kilgore

Inside the Opening Night of Once on This Island, With Lea Salonga, Alex Newell, and Hailey Kilgore

The revival, directed by Tony nominee Michael Arden, officially opened December 3.

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Clay Aiken
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Nicholas Ashe
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Jelani Alladin
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Jon Jon Briones
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Tituss Burgess
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Rev. Calvin Butts
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Lilli Cooper
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Laverne Cox and Tituss Burgess
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Laverne Cox
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Janet Dacal
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Once on This Island unfolds as a group of storytellers—caught in the midst of an unrelenting storm—recount the tale of Ti Moune, a Caribbean island country girl in love with an aristocrat. The musical is based on the novella My Love, My Love by Rosa Guy.